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ArticleThe Year 2 bar for Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty
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the 5-foot-8 and 208-pound tailback has the skillset and production to become the type of chess piece running back Thurman Thomas was in the famed Buffalo Bills K-Gun offense in the late 1980s/1990s. The 5-foot-10 and 200-pound Oklahoma State product and hall of famer was equal parts dazzling and punishing runner and receiver. Both Jeanty and Thomas have the elite contact balance and low center of gravity that makes them difficult to tackle and the processing and vision to exploit openings.
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Jeanty compared to Thurman Thomas: elite contact balance, vision, and dual-threat ability.

The source compares Jeanty's skillset and role to Thurman Thomas of the Buffalo Bills K-Gun offense in the late 1980s/1990s; both Jeanty and Thomas (5-foot-10, 200 pounds) have elite contact balance and low center of gravity that makes them difficult to tackle, plus the processing and vision to exploit openings; Jeanty is 5-foot-8 and 208 pounds and is positioned to become the type of chess piece running back in Kubiak's offense.

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